diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index c0efd16bdfa1..c76ff74a98f2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -516,6 +516,11 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 
 	/* set at EPT violation at this point */
 	unsigned long exit_qualification;
+
+	/* pv related host specific info */
+	struct {
+		bool pv_unhalted;
+	} pv;
 };
 
 struct kvm_lpage_info {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
index a20ecb5b6cbf..b110fe6c03d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ static int do_cpuid_ent(struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry, u32 function,
 			     (1 << KVM_FEATURE_CLOCKSOURCE2) |
 			     (1 << KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF) |
 			     (1 << KVM_FEATURE_PV_EOI) |
-			     (1 << KVM_FEATURE_CLOCKSOURCE_STABLE_BIT);
+			     (1 << KVM_FEATURE_CLOCKSOURCE_STABLE_BIT) |
+			     (1 << KVM_FEATURE_PV_UNHALT);
 
 		if (sched_info_on())
 			entry->eax |= (1 << KVM_FEATURE_STEAL_TIME);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 668f19aee6ca..c53741764492 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5588,6 +5588,36 @@ int kvm_hv_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * kvm_pv_kick_cpu_op:  Kick a vcpu.
+ *
+ * @apicid - apicid of vcpu to be kicked.
+ */
+static void kvm_pv_kick_cpu_op(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long flags, int apicid)
+{
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = NULL;
+	int i;
+
+	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+		if (!kvm_apic_present(vcpu))
+			continue;
+
+		if (kvm_apic_match_dest(vcpu, 0, 0, apicid, 0))
+			break;
+	}
+	if (vcpu) {
+		/*
+		 * Setting unhalt flag here can result in spurious runnable
+		 * state when unhalt reset does not happen in vcpu_block.
+		 * But that is harmless since that should soon result in halt.
+		 */
+		vcpu->arch.pv.pv_unhalted = true;
+		/* We need everybody see unhalt before vcpu unblocks */
+		smp_wmb();
+		kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
+	}
+}
+
 int kvm_emulate_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	unsigned long nr, a0, a1, a2, a3, ret;
@@ -5621,6 +5651,10 @@ int kvm_emulate_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	case KVM_HC_VAPIC_POLL_IRQ:
 		ret = 0;
 		break;
+	case KVM_HC_KICK_CPU:
+		kvm_pv_kick_cpu_op(vcpu->kvm, a0, a1);
+		ret = 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -KVM_ENOSYS;
 		break;
@@ -6043,6 +6077,7 @@ static int __vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				kvm_apic_accept_events(vcpu);
 				switch(vcpu->arch.mp_state) {
 				case KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED:
+					vcpu->arch.pv.pv_unhalted = false;
 					vcpu->arch.mp_state =
 						KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 				case KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE:
@@ -6342,7 +6377,12 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state)
 {
 	kvm_apic_accept_events(vcpu);
-	mp_state->mp_state = vcpu->arch.mp_state;
+	if (vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED &&
+					vcpu->arch.pv.pv_unhalted)
+		mp_state->mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
+	else
+		mp_state->mp_state = vcpu->arch.mp_state;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -6863,6 +6903,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	BUG_ON(vcpu->kvm == NULL);
 	kvm = vcpu->kvm;
 
+	vcpu->arch.pv.pv_unhalted = false;
 	vcpu->arch.emulate_ctxt.ops = &emulate_ops;
 	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(kvm) || kvm_vcpu_is_bsp(vcpu))
 		vcpu->arch.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
@@ -7200,6 +7241,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		!vcpu->arch.apf.halted)
 		|| !list_empty_careful(&vcpu->async_pf.done)
 		|| kvm_apic_has_events(vcpu)
+		|| vcpu->arch.pv.pv_unhalted
 		|| atomic_read(&vcpu->arch.nmi_queued) ||
 		(kvm_arch_interrupt_allowed(vcpu) &&
 		 kvm_cpu_has_interrupt(vcpu));